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Release of the Residential Aged Care Cost Collection 2024–25 Final Report
The final report of the Residential Aged Care Cost Collection 2024–25 is now available. The report improves understanding of the costs of delivering residential aged care services and will help inform our pricing advice to the Australian Government.
Winner announced for the IHACPA Prize for Clinical Classification
IHACPA was proud to present the 2025 IHACPA Prize for Clinical Classification at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Health Awards on Thursday 23 April 2026.
Residential aged care pricing framework now available
IHACPA has released the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2026–27.
Final report released after review of Australia's organ donation, retrieval and transplantation system
IHACPA has released the final report of the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Project.
Consultation open on IHACPA’s draft Work Program 2026–27
IHACPA has released its draft IHACPA Work Program 2026–27 for public comment.
PhD Candidates announced for the National Industry PhD Scholarship in Health Economics
IHACPA, in partnership with the Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data, is delighted to announce the appointment of 2 outstanding PhD candidates for the National Industry PhD Scholarship.
Latest updates to IHACPA’s National Benchmarking Portal released
IHACPA has updated the National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) with an additional year of data for the 2022–23 financial year. This enhancement providers users with deeper insights into hospital cost and activity data.
The IHACPA Annual Report 2024–25 is now available
Over the past year, IHACPA continued to advance its core objective of promoting efficiency in the costs of health and aged care services across Australia. The agency’s dedication to transparent and evidence-based advice and decisions has ensured it remains widely truste...
Refundable accommodation deposits – New form now available
The Aged Care Act 2024 (the Act) started on 1 November 2025. IHACPA has updated the refundable accommodation deposit (RAD) application form to align with the Act and to further improve guidance for providers.
NDIS pricing reform opportunities what we’ve heard
The Australian Government asked us to undertake work to identify opportunities to reform the way NDIS pricing currently works.
New research opportunity: National Industry PhD Scholarship in Health Economics – Virtual care in Australia
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA), in partnership with the Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data at the University of Sydney, is proud to support a new National Industry PhD Scholarship focused on the future of virtual care in...
IHACPA has released the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2025–26
We received 46 submissions from stakeholders, including older Australians, carers and families, residential aged care providers, peak bodies, government departments and agencies, and researchers.The pricing framework is accompanied by the Pricing Framework for Australia...